THE EXOTIC LOOKING PHILODENDRON BIPINNATIFIDUM

If you are looking at this then you know quite well that your normal run of the mill philodendron is what one might call a climber. However, that is NOT the case with this guy.

He is more of a shrub. One that is semi woody and rather large too, I might add. This guy is actually a native of the rain forest, from southeastern Brazil and Paraguay and has gained a lot of popularity in states such as Florida because it thrives in well-drained rich and rather moist soil, you know, like you find in it’s native rainforest type environment.

The philodendron are low maintenance plants and all that is really needed to keep them happy is to keep them watered in the dry times and get rid of the lower leaves as they become discolored and start to look bad. Kind of like you might thin out the gray hairs in your beard.

You need to remember, as you are figuring out where to place your new little Philodendron bipinnatifidum because these little guys grow rather quickly into large ones and in no time at all you will find it filling in that area between where it was and where you now find it expanded to.

Translation here is to research actual sizes and make sure that you don’t place it where it may end up covering your walkway or some other area where you need to get access to on a regular basis.

You will want to keep the little guy away from the full effect of the sun as well, remember – think Rainforest here. Partial shade will make this guy one happy plant.

Also you should be advised that these things are not desert plants. They need water and LOT of it so if you end up in a drought or semi-drought conditions, you need to be the savior and make sure that you give it plenty of moisture so it can flourish and thrive. That being said, this is one of the toughest plants in the species, it can survive a lot and bounce back.

Once the plant has taken a well-established foothold in your yard it can survive a frost that might kill the leaves or even deaden it right down to ground level and still manage to bounce back and survive.

No, I do NOT mean that you can plant them out of doors in Minnesota and expect them to come back in the spring. But they can certainly take their share of abuse and manage to show that they are survivors.

These plants look great standing all by themselves or in groups with other leafy plants and will dress up your courtyard very well and do a fantastic job of making the landscape look exotic.

You will find that there are many different kinds of the philodendron and they really are quite adaptable when it comes to how they are treated and where they are located as long as you can stay within the fairly minuscule boundaries of sun and shade and moisture.

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